The midbrain or mesencephalon (from the Greek mesos, middle, and enkephalos, brain[1]) is a portion of the central nervous system associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep/wake, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation.[2]
villa â(plural villas or villae). ( 1 plural villas) A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
Historical Examples. 1  At the same time villa is an architectural term; fundus, an economical term; prdium, a juridical term. 2  The ureters open into the fundus of the bladder as in some Rodents. 3  This part of the stomach is often produced into a blind tube, the fundus or ccum.